Stacey King's Blog Posts Tagged 'coconut' (10)

FIJI TIMES ONLINE Luke Rawalai Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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Fiji's own ... Jim Bandy shows the copra dryer he designed and built. Picture: Luke Rawalai

 

IN a bid to help people of the greater Udu Point area, Also Island…

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Wunderlust NZ 14th September 2011

The electricity demands of the South Pacific islands of Tokelau will soon be met by renewable energy sources

Coconuts and sunshine will soon be the main energy source of the New Zealand territory of Tokelau in the South Pacific.

Foua Toloa, Tokelau's leader, announced this week that by the middle of next year, 93% of Tokelau's electricity will be solar powered – the rest will come from coconut oil. Some motor…

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PACIFIC BEAT Updated August 1, 2011 09:08:06

During an archaeological dig, the smallest items can reveal the most exciting clues.



And the humble coconut is providing some of the answers about how and when people travelled through the Pacific in ancient times.



Researchers at the University of New England in New South Wales have been analysing the spread of the coconut, and they've uncovered some fairly amazing details about…

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Fiji Tiimes online Salaseini Vosamana     Sunday, July 03, 2011

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Publish date/time: 06/03/2011 [16:49 FIJIVILLIAGE.COM

The change in weather patterns and flooding has seen the demand for crude coconut oil increase and this will mean more money for local copra farmers.



Copra Millers of Fiji Board chairman, Ilisoni Taoba said at the moment the price for one tonne of copra is at all time high as the major coconut oil producing countries like the Philippines and Indonesia are being affected by adverse weather conditions.



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Fiji Times Online Monday, August 30, 2010

COPRA Millers of Fiji Limited expects to make presentations to the Government for an increase in sea freight subsidy for the transportation of copra to the mill.

The company subsidises the cost of transporting copra to their mill in Savusavu, especially from islands in Lau or from where their agents are located buying copra.

Seventy per cent of copra received at the mill is through coco traders and agents while 30 per cent are…

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Liza Coker uses organic coconut oil produced by a Burleigh based company Picture: Kit de Guymer

Stephanie Bedo | July 8th, 2010 | Gold Coast Bulletin

**Australians are learning all about the…

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Sheila Walsh NPR News Science November 18, 2009

A day's catch on the Pacific island of Kiribati. Conservationists tried to prevent overfishing on the island by encouraging fishermen to do something else.



Aid organizations concerned about overfishing on tropical reefs often try to encourage fishermen out of their boats by… Continue

November 19, 2009 6:20 a.m. EST

Ana Tudrau-Tamani - AHN Fiji Correspondent



Suva, Fiji (AHN) - Fiji can beat the financial crisis with natural elements in its favor and an abundance of fertile land, says an academic.



Assistant Professor in Management at the Fiji Institute of Technology, Dr Kunneth Ramakrishnan said Fiji can even become a rich country if it makes use of available resources.



In a public lecture in Suva today, Ramakrishnan said Fiji can succeed… Continue